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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.
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Fraud email example:
From: "Canada lottery" <glomegalottery@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 14 Aug 2005 17:27:11 +0000
Subject: CONGRATULATIONS YOU HAVE WON A LOTTERY
From: Mrs. Anna David
No: 125 St Michael's Street
Plot 2A Harrison Drive
Ontario Canada.
Email: canadalottery@fnbmail.co.za
Customer Service:680 NCA 85914
Ref: EAAL/851OYHI/04
Batch No: Lotto 6/49
Draw Coupon: Match 6+B
ATT:
WINNING NOTIFICATION
THIS LOTTERY IS SPONSORED BY THE CANADIAN GOVERNMENT FOR THE PROMOTION OF
THE 2010 WORLD CUP TO BE HOSTED IN SOUTH AFRICA.
We happily announce to you the draw of the Euro-Afro-American Sweepstake
Lottery International programs held on the 14/08/2005 in Essex United
Kingdom and Canada Your e-mail address attached to ticket number:B9564
75604545 100 with! Serial number 46560 drew the winning numbers
5/11/20/23/27/28 with a bonus Number 42, for LOTTO 6/49 under the choice of
the lottery in the 2nd category of daily three. You have therefore been
approved to claim a total sum of US$1.000,000.00(One Million United States
Dollars) in cash credited to file EAAL/9080118308/04.
This is from a total cash prize of US $130,000,000.00 Million dollars,
shared amongst the first One-Hundred and thirty (130) lucky winners in this
category worldwide. Please note that your lucky winning number falls within
our Afro booklet representative office in Africa as indicated in your play
coupon, because this particular draw was selected to promote the 2010 World
Cup to be Hosted in South Africa hence your winning information must be kept
to enable you participate in our subsequent games before the grand finale.
In view of this, your US$1.000,000.00 (One Million United States Dollars)
would be released to you by an accredited commercial Bank in South Africa.
Our African agent will immediately commence the process to facilitate the
release of your funds as soon as you contact him.
All participants were selected randomly from World Wide Web site through
computer draws system and extracted from over 10,000,00 companies and
personal e-mails.For security reasons, you are advised to keep your winning
information confidential till your claims is processed and your money
remitted to you in whatever manner you deem fit to claim your prize. This is
part of our
precautionary measure to avoid double claiming and unwarranted abuse of this
program by some unscrupulous elements. Please be warned. To file for your
claim,please contact our corresponding agent in South Africa immediately you
read this message for quick and urgent release of your fund, contact
information is as follow:
Mr. R Zuma
Tel: 27-72656-7789
email: canadalottery@fnbmail.co.za
To avoid unnecessary delays and complications, please quote your reference/
batch numbers in any correspondences with our designated agents.
Congratulations once more from all members and staff of this program that
has successfully won this
competition. Thank you for being part of our promotional lottery program.
Yours Sincerely,
Mrs.Gladys Owen United Kingdom Zonal Co-coordinator
Mrs.Patricia Hope Asst. General. Secretary
Mr. Grey Johnson Canadian/American Zonal Secretary General.
Switzerland Zonal Co-coordinator For African Winners
Dr Bill Wilson. African/European Head Office
Baumgarten-strasse 15 Postfach 686 Geneva CH-8201
Schaffhausen Dr Peter Martins Head South African
Offshore Payment Office Madrid, Spain.
Thanks for your
Co-operation in anticipation.
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